Thursday, December 25, 2014

Hailing from the great arctic north, Doctor Frost could
project cold beams from his hands, freezing objects (such as an enemy’s
weapon), creating ice sleds on water or enveloping himself in a sheet of ice so
thick that it can withstand strong explosions. His ice powers could not work in
hot, dry environments. However, even without these powers, he was a formidable
fighter.

Doctor Frost had no secret identity and if he had a given
name, it was never mentioned. The
character was created by Richard Steele and Ben Thompson. Today’s bonus holiday
adventure titled “In the Fiercest Battle of His Life!” was originally published
in Prize Comics #28 (Feb.1943) illustrated by Maurice Gutwirth. The Catacombs
acknowledges "Comic Book Plus" as the source of this classic comic
story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belongs to
the original publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for
entertainment purposes.Merry Christmas to you all!

How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!